The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality

by Ayelet Shachar

The vast majority of the global population acquires citizenship purely by accidental circumstances of birth. There is little doubt that securing membership status in a given state bequeaths to some a world filled with opportunity and condemns others to a life with little hope. Gaining privileges by such arbitrary criteria as one's birthplace is discredited in virtually all fields of public life, yet birthright entitlements still dominate our laws...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674032713
• ISBN13: 9780674032712
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"